Understanding how you can save money in today’s modern society is an important lesson that is going to take a lifetime to learn. Growing up in a household with parents that did little to budget any of their money was one of the worst things that could happen to me. Don’t get me wrong, I love my parents but I when it came to renting my first apartment I was pretty much lost. I found a site (go here for more information) that detailed plenty of information regarding the apartments that I was looking at (Brook Highland Place) and while I thought that they were reasonably priced, I quickly realized that I was not taking into account the other factors that were clearly present but unknown to me. The biggest hurdle that I faced was managing my money – managing money means that you have to be able to create a budget. Knowing exactly what your expenses are while making goals for saving money. Goals are one of the most important things that you can do for yourself, trust me on this! I never made goals for myself in the past and I was really unable to save any kind of money because I had no goal to reach! once I began to set goals and make those goals in increments, it gave me a framework to budget within. It gave me motivation and hope again. Having goals is the best way to budget yourself. Giving yourself a sense of purpose and organization, a path to follow, makes the job of budgeting your finances that much easier. It might take some practice but in time you will find yourself creating efficient budgets that will help you plan for the future and all those expenses that you will have to take on when choosing between apartments or when moving to a new town.